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  1. faux rage on Apple Gets the Importance of Packaging; Why Doesn't Google? · · Score: 1

    it's not like it was in the impenetrable hard plastic packing that you have to use scissors to open. the device came with the same thin plastic jacket/wrapper around it that apple has used in the past (it's the same as HP used on the touchpad). Maybe it's time to switch to decaf.

  2. Airwatch checks for jailbroken devices on Ask Slashdot: Managing Encrypted Android Devices In State and Local Gov't? · · Score: 2

    You can automatically remove all corporate data when the device is jailbroken. I prefer android devices, but the security on the IOS devices is still better than android.

  3. two thumbs up :) on General Motors To Slash Outsourcing In IT Overhaul · · Score: 1

    Of course the "13 year old retard" would not have to listen to all the marketing and management bureaucrats, so he starts with an advantage. Maybe you should just install a separate browser just for the volt so it doesn't screw up everything else :)

  4. Sure you would... on General Motors To Slash Outsourcing In IT Overhaul · · Score: 1

    That's why you posted as Anonymous Coward! :)

  5. Not at all on General Motors To Slash Outsourcing In IT Overhaul · · Score: 1

    Having a great IT department doesn't mean a thing if you have disfunctional managment, inflexible and expensive unions and uninspiring designs. It can make a great company better, but it won't make a bad company good.

  6. because there a lot of IT people who... on General Motors To Slash Outsourcing In IT Overhaul · · Score: 1

    Because there are a lot of IT people that have been outsourced and they will believe anything if it hints that the whole process was a mistake. In this case, the IT department may or may not have been part of the problem, but it certainly wasn't the main reason that GM is a failed company. Hiring lots of IT people won't fix the problems but it may make it worse since the company will have considerably less flexibility in staffing.

  7. yeah, how are the sales on those Volt's? on General Motors To Slash Outsourcing In IT Overhaul · · Score: 0

    Does anyone really believe that the tens of billions of dollars that the govt gave to GM actually fixed the problem? Their cost's are still too high relative to the competition. They have spent way too much money on a pink elephant (the Volt), and there are a lot of people that will never purchase another GM product while the Govt has any stake in the company. I was only half kidding about the 3 years. Europe is heading into another recession (or worse). China is slowing down and the US economy stinks (and may get a lot worse if things in the rest of the world go to shit.) An IT re-org is nothing more than re-arranging the deck chairs.

  8. Good luck with that. on General Motors To Slash Outsourcing In IT Overhaul · · Score: 2, Insightful

    They should be done with hiring right around the time they file for bankruptcy again.

  9. Not true on Apple Forces Google To Degrade Android Features · · Score: 2

    You don't know what you are talking about. In Florida, like most states, you can only shoot someone when in fear for your life. If someone comes in your house, you can probably shoot them, but if they are just trespassing in your yard, you will most likely go to prison.

  10. This would be nice on HP Releases More WebOS Components for the TouchPad · · Score: 1

    I've given up on the camera,

  11. Source? on U.S. Gas Prices Continue To Fall · · Score: 1

    I don't find anything that verifies this and it seems like mandating that gasoline be refined in-state would be violation of the US constitution.

  12. Good plan. on Cyanide-Producing GM Grass Linked To Texas Cattle Deaths · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Let's get rid of all those awful hybrid plants and let most of the people in the world starve. We should be thankful for all the wonderful discoveries that saved billions of lives. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norman_Borlaug

  13. no, they are still quacks. on Cyanide-Producing GM Grass Linked To Texas Cattle Deaths · · Score: 3, Informative
  14. yeah, except for the true part on Cyanide-Producing GM Grass Linked To Texas Cattle Deaths · · Score: 5, Informative
  15. Nice try CBS, but it's not GM on Cyanide-Producing GM Grass Linked To Texas Cattle Deaths · · Score: 5, Informative
  16. Re:Soil? on Chinese Firms Claims It Can Build World's Tallest Tower in 90 Days · · Score: 1

    Inspiration? Most of the tall buildings are designed by the same companies that have been doing so for decades. It's more than just inspiration. http://www.som.com/content.cfm/jin_mao_tower

  17. A lot later than that. on Sen. Rand Paul Introduces TSA Reform Legislation · · Score: 2

    It was also legal for pilots to have guns with them.

  18. Lighten up Francis on MakerBot Industries Brings Manufacturing Back To Brooklyn · · Score: 1

    Lighten up Francis.

  19. Re:Good luck with that fair trial thing on Zimmerman Charged With 2nd-Degree Murder · · Score: 1

    no, but if they have you down on the ground and are smashing your head against the concrete you probably can.

  20. you will probably get your wish on Zimmerman Charged With 2nd-Degree Murder · · Score: 1

    It's kind of sick that you would wish for him being murdered in court or that there is a race riot, but i think you will probably get your wish. I expect that he will get off and that there will be riots so enjoy. I don't expect the riots to follow the same progression as those from the Rodney King. It will be a lot more violent and a lot more rioters will be shot.

  21. Re:Good luck with that fair trial thing on Zimmerman Charged With 2nd-Degree Murder · · Score: 2

    This has nothing to do with guns being "the ultimate right in the fucking world." It's all about one thing: Did Martin attack Zimmerman as was described the night of the attack. If he did then Zimmerman was within his rights to shoot him. If not, then Zimmerman will be off to prison. >> I am amazed by the idiots that will defend a murder purely because they think a gun is THE ULTIMATE RIGHT IN THE FUCKING WORLD.

  22. Re:Good luck with that fair trial thing on Zimmerman Charged With 2nd-Degree Murder · · Score: 1, Informative

    It's nice how you have convicted him of murder already. Neighborhood watches are voluntary. They may tell you not to carry a gun but it has zero legal weight. As for not being "allowed" to approach someone he suspected of doing something wrong, it's the same deal. He doesn't lose his rights to go wherever he wants in his neighborhood just because he's a member of the neighborhood watch. You don't know whether he continued to follow Martin after the 911 operator told him not to. There are reports that he tried to go back to his car after they told him not to follow, but we don't know whether that is true or not. Nice jump from him following Martin to killing him. You forgot the part where Martin jumps him, breaks his nose and smashes his head against the ground (how convenient for your argument.) Maybe it would be better to wait for the court to decide his guilt or innocence. I suspect that when it is over there will not be sufficient evidence to convict him. I know that may piss you off, but tough shit.

  23. KelTec on Zimmerman Charged With 2nd-Degree Murder · · Score: 2

    seriously? KelTec's are butt ugly but they are not unreliable. huge numbers of people carry the P3AT or other small light pistols from KelTec.

  24. Re:Good luck with that fair trial thing on Zimmerman Charged With 2nd-Degree Murder · · Score: 1

    Good comparison! :) Both are a bunch of asshats.

  25. Re:Good luck with that fair trial thing on Zimmerman Charged With 2nd-Degree Murder · · Score: 1

    how do you know the evidence wasn't documented? Do you really think the police are giving everything they have to the media? It doesn't matter whether the damage was significant. Attempting to smash someones head against the pavement is sufficient grounds to use deadly force.